Celtic Diary Sunday March 9: Dead Cat Stops Bouncing

A resolute and well organised Aberdeen ground out a 0-0 draw at Celtic Park yesterday, which put a bit of a dampener on everyones weekend.

Described as compact by “experts “, Derek McInnes parked the bus and set out to get a clean sheet.

He got one.

From Celtic’s point of view, there were the usual claims that there was too much of the Brown -Biton side to side stuff, but if you can’t see a pass to play, then don’t give the ball away.

An impatient -and freezing cold-crowd showed their frustrations, and with Aberdeen clearly playing to hit Celtic on the break, it was important not to concede possession and try to capitalise on openings when they appeared.

however, not starting Oddsone Edoaurd seemed to be a mistake , as that left Celtic with no recognised strikers, which was always going to make it difficult to prise an opening goal, which would have altered the game considerably, but the longer it went on, the more Aberdeen were happy with their lot.

Does a goalless draw at home really justify the calls for Lennon not to be made full time manager in the summer?

In itself, no.

But how he deals with it will.

After the game, he defended his players, as a manager should;

“I’d have loved to have won the game and been 10 points clear,”

“But you can’t have everything and they gave me everything today so I’m not going to whip them for that performance. It’s totally understandable. I understand the psychology of a player – a long time ago I was a player myself.

“The performance was okay. We were a little bit flat, a little bit leggy but I understand that. I don’t think we had time to adjust last week with two games back-to-back. There was always going to be a little bit of a lull and you could see that. I think it’s more psychological than anything else. We just lacked that little bit of pizzazz in the final third.

“We had that adrenaline rush in the first couple of days and there was always going to be that lull afterwards. We had three really difficult games to negotiate in the last 10 days and we’ve come out of it unscathed. We take the point, still unbeaten since the turn of the year. It could have been better, there’s no question about that but these players have given me everything.”

To be fair, whenever Celtic had possession in the final third, they were crowded out by what seemed to be dozens of Aberdeen players.

We could point to the omission of Edouard as a mistake, and with hindsight it probably was, but Edoaurd has done well from the bench, and maybe the plan was to bring him on when the Dons began to tire, as they would be expected to.

Whats more significant is the absence of MacGregor, Christie, Rogic and Ntcham. Lennon cannot be blamed for that, and it any one of those players involved yesterday would have made a difference to the style and shape if not the outcome.

Removing Scott Sinclair was also strange. The man has a superb record against Aberdeen, and often does-or appears to do -little in a game before popping up with a crucial goal .

Its easy to criticise Lennon for not having a plan , but his plan had to adapt to the personnel available.

As he noted afterward..

“Any team would miss the players we have out,”

“They’re top-class midfield players but Broony and Bitton have done absolutely fine. We just lacked that little bit of creativity. Our final ball was a little bit lacking and our final cross wasn’t there. You’ve got to give Aberdeen credit, they’re a tough nut to crack sometimes.

“Some of them are running on fumes. The squad’s decimated with injuries at the minute and hopefully we’ll get a few more bodies back and some quality players to add to what we already have.”

There’s work to be done, but I’d say there was little to worry about.

One thing that is a concern is the recent spate of attacks on players.

Look forward to the media reporting the stewards arm that was broken by Rangers fans in the away end last night……

…they tried to barge through the emergency exits and trampled a steward. My wife was working for St Andrews in their section.

There is a real problem right now with supporter behaviour, and a conspiracist may be tempted to think its all part of a plan involving laissez faire policing to enable a new move in parliament to give police greater powers.

They’re dying for a shot of the water cannon and practicing firing off the tear gas…

Perhaps it will die down, or , as Scott Brown ponders, will end in tragedy..

It is a disgrace,”

“You can’t have fans run on the park and try to hit players or kick players or kick the ball.

“As Leeann Dempster says, it is not really a fan, it is a hooligan.

“Especially when someone is getting a bottle of Buckfast thrown at them.

“If that hits someone on the head, then the game ends up getting called off.

“You don’t want to see people getting hurt.

“When someone runs up to you, you don’t realise what is happening because it is last minute.

“Lucky enough, they don’t have something to hit you with because that is going to be the next thing – someone is going to run on the park and hit someone with something.

“We have to make sure that doesn’t happen.

Between the lines, I’d say he’s considered the awful prospect of someone coming onto the park with a knife or even worse.

Stewarding and policing has to improve now, and penalties for offenders, such as the fellow who confronted James Tavernier Pen must be given the maximum possible sentence for their offences.

If no suitable deterrent is in place ahead of the upcoming Derby games, including a possible Cup semi final, then we may find a life threatening incident will take place.

And that will destroy our game, and its reputation.

Over at Fir Park yesterday, however, there was perhaps a clue as to how inefficient policing really is, and a reason for someone to introduce a little bit of common sense into the way games are handled..

The Hamilton support for the game numbered 553. Alright, it was a Lanarkshire derby, and there could have been trouble, but to give supporters a police escort each may be regarded as a misuse of resources.

Sensible policing has been replaced with a heavy handed no tolerance approach which is inviting trouble rather than discouraging it..as one Accies fan remarked..

Last time I was there the police were threatening people with the cells if they stepped out the escort I jumped into a bus stop and explained that if they were going to be like that I’d like to get a bus to Hamilton instead of the train.

They didn’t take to kindly to that an put me in the van for the crime of chosing to take a different mode of transport home, refused to tell them my job and was branded a “junkie on the dole” before being released, Scotland’s finest

Yesterday, however, it was another example of how their tactics lead to a potentially life threatening crush..

Accies fans crushed against a fence in Motherwell today after being forced into a crush and threatened with police bats

There is a video available with this tweet, but I don’t know how to load it.

Of course, last week, the police released a report they had done on policing at football matches, and it appeared to conclude it was the clubs who weren’t doing things right.

Thats as may be, but there is an awful lot of anecdotal evidence that suggests the police have room for improvement as well.

Meanwhile, Clyde FC are in a bit of bother..

At a disciplinary hearing yesterday (Friday, 8 March) a sub-committee of the SPFL Board charged Clyde Football Club with playing an ineligible player (Declan Fitzpatrick) in two Ladbrokes League Two matches:

Saturday, 16 February 2019 – Clyde v Albion Rovers (1-0)

Saturday, 23 February 2019 – Queen’s Park v Clyde (1-1)

Clyde FC admitted breaching SPFL Rules and were sanctioned as follows:1. Club reprimanded, warned as to future conduct and fined £1500 (£1000 suspended until 30 June 2020)

2. The original match results were also annulled and the outcome of the matches recorded as follows:16 February 2019 – Clyde v Albion Rovers (0-3)23 February 2019 – Queen’s Park v Clyde (3-0)The three points for a win were awarded to Albion Rovers and Queen’s Park respectively, and the points previously awarded to Clyde were withdrawn.

Hearts , earlier this season, did the committed the same offence, and were deducted two points, which allowed them to progress to the knockout stages of the League cup.

Another Glasgow club, now defunct, committed the same offence for a number of years, and received no punishment or even condemnation.

If the rules apply to one club, then they must apply to all.

Its why we have rules.

Clyde must appeal, citing the two cases mentioned above as a precedent.

They should take it as far as they can, UEFA if necessary, and perhaps that will finally force authorities to do something about the cheating that went on for over a decade in Scotland.

If funding is an issue, then i’m quite sure a crowdfund appeal will raise whats needed.

Perhaps one of the national newspapers will take up their case and highlight the injustice, although they have been given the proper punishment, perhaps one of them will highlight that other clubs appear not to have been held to account for similar offences.

Then again, maybe not.

After all, its not as though allowing people to flaunt one set of rules would make them think they could flaunt another.. for instance, those concerning the presence of supporters on the field of play..

Scottish football is unique, it still clings on to the magic that made football the game it is, and gave it the appeal it has, although these days its been targeted by multi national corporations and tv companies, and every now and again something happens that reminds us that its still our game, and its still being played our way..

Ugly scenes in the dugout as Cowdenbeath’s manager has just told Johnny Harvey to “take his face for a sh*te” #BRFC

Now, why aren’t games like this on the telly any more ?

Meanwhile, arseholes will be arseholes..

Paul Gascoigne threw horse’s head at penguins while trying to feed tigers at zoo

PAUL Gascoigne once begged a zoo to let him feed a horse’s head to hungry tigers – but messed up and threw it to penguins instead.

It happened when he was out in china, with his drinking buddy, cockney funster Danny Baker.

Danny is his name, incidentally, and not cockney rhyming slang.

Danny said;

“It wasn’t a very big zoo and doesn’t sound a very competent zoo to be fair, but he said, ‘They would feed the tigers and I would try and say to the fella, what’s he got there – he said it was horse meat and things that they would throw to the tigers.

It’s the zoo’s fault ?

“‘And one day I was sitting there and he had a horse’s head, like the Godfather scene. And I said can I throw it in there? “‘I got this horse’s head and there were bars and everything and I was teasing the tigers’.

“He said: ‘I went to hoy it right to the back of the enclosure but as it’s gone over my shoulder it’s slipped out of my hands.

‘It went into the penguin pool behind me’.”

Perhaps if Gascoigne had only been allowed out with adult supervision he wouldn;t be in the condition he’s in now.

Finally, here’s a wee appeal, something we don’t often do on here, but this one caught my eye..

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145 Responses

Mike AMarch 10, 2019 at 11:35 am ·

Caption: SPL try out new uniform for their Compliance Officer.

MikeMarch 10, 2019 at 12:59 pm ·

As the “Jehova Witness” pamphlet “Watchtower” takes on a whole new meaning to ground security. “War-cry” the Sally Army’s pamphlet is being shouted out to try to stop pitch invasions. You think back to the hooliganism that blighted English football in particular. They introduced outrageous mechanisms to try to stop it. 12 foot high metal barriers, caging in supporters treating them like animals in an attempt to stop bad behaviour. We know how that ended with “Heysel” and Hillsborough and the Janefield street crush. It was a disaster for people and their families, systems that were a total failure. Thankfully we live in more enlightened times. We have even seen the introduction of “railed seating” to give supporters a more enjoyable footie experience, there was even talk of licencing football grounds, that is now gone, for now. Scottish football clubs will not entertain “Strict Liability” unless forced to do so. So what now for the beautiful game as bad behaviour, pitch invasions spread down south. The SFA HAHAHA, a bunch of amateur diddies, need to get their act together and Scottish clubs need to introduce measures to stop this. More Stewards, more CCTV, even high up, drones perhaps, numbered seats (wheesh as they fly through the air) to deal with I.D.-ing the perpetrators, whatever it takes to sort out this problem or the polititions will force change on them. Its so very sad that a tiny minority has brought it to this…

Ours are Steve and so are most grounds, its hard to read them when they fly through the air, perhaps larger numerals.

B BoruMarch 10, 2019 at 2:41 pm ·

maybe the ‘authorities’ could microchip everyone going to matches then every move, action and thought can be tracked by the ‘authorities’ and everyone will be safe then, I mean we could stop the crime before the person considering throwing something even thought of throwing something themselves! I mean, we all want to be safe right!?

Sevco’s just a great big onion
And pain & fear are their vices that make you cry
Yes it is and the only way to get rid of this great big onion
Is jelly and ice-cream
Now everybody jelly and ice-cream
Come on jelly and ice-cream
Until it dies

The ChaMarch 10, 2019 at 1:47 pm ·

“Does a goalless draw at home really justify the calls for Lennon not to be made full time manager in the summer?”

If he won,t play a proper striker,he,s no better that that traitor who fecked off,Leicester shitty

Bobby Murdoch’s Crumpled Up Chip WrapperMarch 10, 2019 at 2:00 pm ·

Caption

Darth Vader’s maw gets the soup on.

MikeMarch 10, 2019 at 2:20 pm ·

Reading the Scottish press, (I know, I know) but its good fur a laugh,
its a certain that the word has come out from Govan, sell, sell, sell Moralos, El Bufalo, the comparisons being made to Dembelle, stats can be made to say anything, like the number of goals to seasons, but conveniently forgetting that Dembelle was out injured for most of season two, his skill strength and physique is on a different planet compared to the “Buff”. Every team linked with Buff has said a categorical no, but it doesn’t stop him being “Advertised” perhaps some gullible club will bite. Similar tactics were employed to sell Sala to Cardiff, with agents telling lies about other clubs desperate to sign him. Ah agents, the coo’s arse of football, the lying Scottish press are on the same pathway towards oblivion, such a shame, when journous sell their soul.

Devoy45March 10, 2019 at 2:27 pm ·

The Cha. You are right and I like your list of things Lenny might want/need to do to get the job full time.
What was lost yesterday is our belief that we can beat anybody at home. When Sevco play us in a fortnight maybe they will do what Aberdeen did, sit tight, contain us, and then win on the counter(like Stevie May’s header)always a big threat in a 0-0. I thought we should have won easily yesterday and it bothers some of us that knowing how Aberdeen would play, Lenny had no answer to it—Brown and Bitton and fast-running Burke? Lenny has to up his game with Celtic.As long as Cal Mac, Christie and Rogic are out, we need to change our way of playing. ne way:
Bain
Ajer/Boyata/Simunovic
Forrest/Brown/Henderson/Bitton/Tierney
Burke (or Weah or Bayo) Edouard

The ChaMarch 10, 2019 at 3:50 pm ·

I won’t hold my breath as last time, as a complete rookie, he got the perm gig, despite losing the only trophy realistically on offer, the Scottish Cup with a humiliating loss to Rossco.

Unfortunately, I think, football management excellence will take a back seat to being subordinate to our CE.

We’ve got a couple of “easier” games against Dundee(a) and St Mirren(h) before the International break and Huns at the end of the month, so 3 weeks to fine tune and Lenny become more familiar with the players.

I don’t think any of our injured players will be back soon, although Rogic is “training outside” (not sure what that means in terms of comeback time!) and Lenny’s hoping that CalMac gets game time for Scotland and could potentially be back at end of month.

Also, I assume Jozo’s injured again, as he’s not being in the squad sine Valencia(a) but haven’t read what’s up with him this time.

Charlie SaizMarch 10, 2019 at 4:00 pm ·

I would like to see Lenny drop the homage to ¥ shite now and get on with doing things his way.
You know the same way that caused ¥ to have problems facing a mediocre Hibs side under him in many of the games we played them.
In the 8 games we faced them Lenny only lost 4 of the games winning 2 and drawing the others.
When you consider the apparent gulf in Finances and ability that isn’t too shabby.
He had a tendency to go with 3-5-2 when playing the better teams both at Hibs and Celtic and I think given the circumstances right now with the injuries it is probably the best option right now.
You can still press and retain possession regardless of Systems bit I think we need to be pushing the wingbacks up a bit and giving the front men and Midfield more of a hand.
It might also be advantageous to get Bayo involved with a Strike partner and see if we can’t start putting a few of these set pieces away now.
No point in creating corners if you are going to waste them continually.

The ChaMarch 10, 2019 at 4:32 pm ·

Some would say, tepid and turgid is the Lenny way, play cautiously and look for one of our players to create a moment of magic to win us the game.

It worked with a last min winner against Hearts and Hibs but came unstuck against a potent resilient Dons against our impotent attack.

I’m not sure we’ll see much of Bayo this season, as I think the plan was to only really play him next but with a couple of easier games it would be good if he some sub time in them.

Charlie SaizMarch 10, 2019 at 5:25 pm ·

You could have said that about some of our performances this Season and last bud.
We have hardly set the heather alight in many of our games.
Controlled effectiveness or as ¥ once put it “Death by Football”.
I suppose it comes down to how you have available and what the plan is moving forward?
It is not ideal having arguably the best 3 attack minded Midfielders out at the same time or having to take control of someone else’s game plan this late into a Season.
I’m fairly confident Lenny can get a tune out of them anyway.
I watched him set Hibs up to play an attacking brand of Football and he seldom came up against us with a Park the Bus game plan that most do in Scotland.
Planets times we ripped teams apart under him previously which seems to get either ignored or forgotten.

Charlie SaizMarch 10, 2019 at 5:26 pm ·

Plenty times’

Charlie SaizMarch 10, 2019 at 5:55 pm ·

Results under Lenny at Celtic
Aberdeen
9-0 4-0 4-1 4-3 5-2 4-0
Real Rangers
3-0 3-0
Hearts
4-0 4-0 5-0 4-0 4-1 7-0
Hibs
4-1 5-0 4-0
Killie
4-0 6-0 4-1 5-2 4-0 4-1
Motherwell
4-0 4-0 5-0
I think Neil has tended to set us up to attack on the Domestic front but I also think he’s far more pragmatic about it when the difficult games come up against the better sides.
He achieved results like those above with sides that were built for less money and had to be replenished every Season as Lawwell so,d off the best players he had regularly.
So as a result he became over reliant and those who had no real value in the Market and as a result we became a bit boring and predictable as a result.
With all the best will in the world Brown Bitton and Commons were not going to give you the dynamic approach like we are used to seeing now.
The sideways shuffle became a constant and irritating feature for many including myself.
We slipped back into this under ¥ last zseason and early on in this so it’s no just Neil that has the issue is it?
Hibs when they had everyone fit were quick on the counter under him so I think he has definitely altered that style whilst he’s been gone.
Whilst yesterday was a bit flat and tepid it’s not the first time we’ve seen it this Season so I don’t think it’s fair to be over critical at this point given the situation he inherited.

The ChaMarch 10, 2019 at 9:10 pm ·

No one’s being over critical but someone’s being hyper sensitive.

Charlie SaizMarch 10, 2019 at 9:33 pm ·

You need to look elsewhere on line there have been some VERY over critical comments made post Aberdeen bud.
You would think we got pumped?

Charlie SaizMarch 10, 2019 at 9:43 pm ·

On the hyper sensitively aspect I do tend to try back up what I think based on facts and have a tendency to produce them for reference.
I understand thats notperhaps how others tend to operate or think when talking shite about fitba’ 😉
Which we all do.

The ChaMarch 10, 2019 at 9:45 pm ·

You need some coping mechanism to avoid such sites, as they clearly trigger an episode with you.

Theres one issue when highlighting Lenny having Hibs play attacking football against us….its very much not the same as us having to attack a team sitting very deep and blocking all space.

I honestly thought he was gonna come in and says “Lets carry on as we have been doing and Im just here to help”…when I saw that team on Saturday I had no idea how they were meant to play…and I think the players were confused too.

I noted at the game folk moaned in first half at Henderson, yet he was the ONLY midfielder taking the ball and turning to face the opponent and head towards goal..players like Forrest simply continue to pass the ball back and contribute nothing.

Why drop Lustig? He was a sub so wasn’t injured. Jeremy doesn’t overlap, so that means no space made for Forrest. We had no give an go from anyone, we had no midflelders wanting to run passed our striker\central winger…whats Wean got to do to get a game again?

James Forrest as a co striker in second half…wtf?

Plenty of questions about Lenny…at this rate Im tempted to suggest Kennedy deserves a shot

Charlie SaizMarch 11, 2019 at 3:52 pm ·

Teams did that when he was the Manager of Celtic before Desi.
Hence why I highlighted the fact that even though they did he managed to break them down and win convincingly with regularity.
Last week v Hibs he moved Forrest in behind Édouard and it worked a treat.
This time it failed to pay off.
Aberdeen defended well and sometimes no matter what you try you aren’t going to score even if you played all night.
Kennedy has done nothing in Management to suggest he would do better.
I agree on Toljan though eyebrows were raised when he Lenny started Lustig last week.
It would appear the dick that left has left Lenny in a no win situation.
We play well or secure the victory Kennedy is the new Stein
We play poor and drop some points Lenny is to blame.
Only one person to blame but as we now know not one single fuck will HE give about that.

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 5:58 pm ·

PISH

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 7:40 am ·

CS,
It’s not ” homage ” it’s respect towards a fantastic manager, regardless of how he left his position, that is what Brendan Rodgers is.

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 7:48 am ·

CS,
Could you please refrain from calling The Cha ” a dick “, no need for insulting someone because they clearly view your written word as….well, pish.

jimbohMarch 11, 2019 at 1:21 pm ·

Is this the same Monti that called me a Fanny for expressing a view contrary to his own overly romantic, rose tinted vision of the place for “Rhebel ” songs being sung at Parkhead?

Whazz- App Doc, whazz-App. Tinder fur coos, you can match your baller with heifers of your choice, the money-baller doesn’t get a say, not that he needs one, for him any foxy lady will do, it doesn’t even matter if the shite is running down her erchie. The money-baller isn’t fussed. Rubber gloves on, as you help him to enter the honey-pit, just a few months later, your helping his progeny enter the World, if its a difficult birth you help the calf out by using a lever winch, but take care as you gently ease him out. Then later you are selective in whether he/she stays to bring into your herd or cash in on them, making some dosh. Compare and contrast with the human wean, you have selected or if you were pished went along with the woman of your choice, some time later your progeny comes out. Hospital goonies tied up the back as you nervously enter the house of horrors. There she blows, puffin away merrily shouting fukzake fur fukzake more gas, more gas. Eventually after she has looked at you and said “don’t you ever ever do that to me again”. Well you look down lovingly at your little baby, knowing full well that its going to cost you a fucking massive amount of dosh, thinking to yourself, snips fur you bhoy. Most of you lot will have blocked that part out as you look at your own weans and think, fukzake more gas, more gas…

Charlie SaizMarch 10, 2019 at 9:13 pm ·

🙂

Charlie SaizMarch 10, 2019 at 9:30 pm ·

Just following up my Geneology search the other week with a delve into Ireland’s history.
A real eye opener.

Charlie SaizMarch 10, 2019 at 9:54 pm ·

Were you aware that the Irish invaded Britain first?
Wales and the Western Isles of Scotland.
Or that it was a deposed Irish King (Dermot MacMurragh King of Leinster) who invited the Normans into Ireland to fight his battles (with a nod from the Pope of course) and so starting the whole issue of England and then Subsequently Britain’s involvement in Irish affairs?
That’s a bit like having issues with shoplifters in your shop and asking the Mafia to come and protect it for a price.
Not going to end that well is it?
It goes to show whatthe greed of one or two individuals can have on a Nation ,Society or Collective.
(Take note Mr Lawwell 😉 )

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 7:43 am ·

Wikipedia been hit hard this weekend i see…..

Charlie SaizMarch 11, 2019 at 10:23 am ·

Every day should be a school day.
A closed mind is a closed book they say 😉

WeeredMarch 11, 2019 at 3:29 pm ·

C S… If you can get a copy of the Annals of Ireland it is a more true reflection as to the day to day life and times of the people.
These things were written in real time and were, for the most part, not subject to historic bias

Charlie SaizMarch 11, 2019 at 3:42 pm ·

True Weered History is more often than not written by the victors.
If there is anything flawed in what I said feel free to dismiss it.
Bough I will say most of the information came from Irish Historians mouths on YouTube.
I know it is far more complex than it is often portrayed on these programmes but I can say I was genuinely shocked.
I gather a lot of History taught in Schools in the Republic was heavily biased toward a Republican narrative.
No different than the British bias taught in our Schools all the same.
Ie all the bad news air brushed out conveniently in order to set the agenda.
I might look out the Annals of Ireland see if they have a copy at the local Library.
Cheers and HH

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 5:59 pm ·

Weered,
Can he Google it?

B BoruMarch 11, 2019 at 6:33 pm ·

I would thoroughly recommend Feargal Keane’s series ‘The History of Ireland’

“Leeann Dempster finds a window of opportunity to prepare some crocodile tears.”

H H

TicTocMarch 11, 2019 at 8:55 pm ·

That’s a wee bit of class, PB, unlike the ‘dame’ at its core.
HH

CortesMarch 10, 2019 at 10:28 pm ·

Caption: The Winner of the Mrs Handsome Hun Competition

BJFMarch 10, 2019 at 11:03 pm ·

Charlie you are right about Diarmuid, he also married his daughter to Strongbow Earl of Leicester to legitimise the whole thing. The English king approved Strongbow heading off to Ireland because he had designs on the English throne too. Anyway I didn’t get to Celtic Park yesterday nor have I seen the highlights but I was impressed at Lenny’s press conference. l thought his point about the adrenelin rush that resulted from the recent events seemed reasonable. He has a decent Champions League and trophy winning record, if someone else is to pip him for the job they would need to have a proven track record, better than Lenny’s.

Iljas BakerMarch 11, 2019 at 12:49 am ·

I think even Charlie Saiz underestimated the strong performance of Aberdeen in Sunday’s result. They didn’t just park the bus, they kept their shape really really well. A kind of masterclass if you will. I think it showed that pace isn’t enough, it’s what happens at the end of a run that’s crucial – Ollie Burke has pace, but he ran out of space on more than one occasion and ended up over the byline with nothing achieved.

We were lightweight – Henderson and Johnson are good players but not game changers, certainly not yet. Sinclair posted missing again and yes Bitton does slow things down. What’s a manager to do?

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 7:45 am ·

He underestimated Aberdeen because he’s not clued up…on anything really!

Charlie SaizMarch 11, 2019 at 10:15 am ·

Charlie Saiz March 10, 2019 at 10:52 am · Reply →
“Aberdeen have the best away record in the League this Season.
That is our 4th game against them this Season and we have failed to beat them by more than 1 goal.
…Aberdeen executed their game plan very well.
It happens.”

I don’t have a tendency to underestimate any team as I believe every game and point has to be worked for regardless of opposition.
Aberdeen have been the best of the rest for nigh on 5 years.
McInnes has done a great job on limited Finances.

Iljas BakerMarch 11, 2019 at 11:07 am ·

Apologies. I reread what you said. I should probably have said that in my view you didn’t praise them enough. Personally I thought it was a masterclass in keeping shape.

Charlie SaizMarch 11, 2019 at 11:51 am ·

No apologies needed Iljas my response was for the resident numpty 😉
I thought Aberdeen executed their game plan very well.
HH

Iljas BakerMarch 11, 2019 at 12:50 am ·

Saturday’s result.

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 7:49 am ·

The Cha,
Good morning ” Bud ” 🙂

The ChaMarch 11, 2019 at 11:46 am ·

Belated good morning to you too “weiser”. 😉

I do like to start the day with a good laugh and his assertion that he doesn’t underestimate any team comes in the whopper category.

This is the “bud” who considers a double treble, 1 invincible, to be no big deal.

Every day is a school day on E-Tims, I thought that P.P.I. meant Payment Protection Insurance, but it seems that I was wrong, it really means… Pedantic Poster Inteligencia. “YOU’RE not very clever Mike” after all…. Charlie Saiz 2 The CHA 3.
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End of discussion. 😉 <3

Charlie SaizMarch 11, 2019 at 10:04 am ·

Whilst I salute your optimism Mike I doubt very much it will be the end of anything 😉

Well, fuck me, I didnae know Roland was a welder!
There were many hunnish rats who hid behind welders’ helmets in “Yarras”, but ah didnae have Roland down as one of them!
The onion is interesting too (in the Caption) as you’d need to unravel those myriad skins, with a genuine 4th estate (from outside of Scotland) watching, to get to the heart of corruption, myths and lies in, and from, the SFA/SPFL/SMSM et al.
NOT being part of that is wonderful, almost makes one feel ‘supreme’. 🙂
They’ve already been humiliated, but their thick skins and thick brains don’t get it. But there’s more, much more, to come…….and I find it hard to wait, but I will wait.
So, any of you lurking hun fucks, go tell that to Jabba and his spineless, fucking swamp life ‘pals’…..they’re fucked, for ever, ad infinitum, fucked, to hell in a hand-cart, et cetera.
I need a life……I enjoyed typing that more than anything I’ve achieved recently, and I’ve actually achieved much, and much to do with ‘sans’ alcohol.
COYBIG

CartvaleMarch 11, 2019 at 1:28 pm ·

Notice the hand wringing from the media, Jacass in the Daily Ranker, Lurchio in the Sun hinting the way forward leads to strict liability.
I suppose that is one way of stopping ten in a row, as it appears the knuckledraggers do not sing hatred, fling flares, smash up toilets, break and fling seats, attack opposing fans, that is banter
I am not justifying that attack on Tavernier by a moron, it was handbags, the more serious was the bottle lobbed at Sinclair which could have caused life threatening injuries, but the way the media are covering the former shows where there true colours are.
Even to insinuate that the Blessed Brenda’s House was tanned by Celtic minded robbers is shocking.
Liewell and the board must take stance on the continuous snyping at all things Celtic, or get to fk.

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More crocodile tears created for the SMSM

WeeredMarch 11, 2019 at 3:33 pm ·

My Reds had a home 1-0 win against Institute on Saturday… we’re goin well again… until we fuck it up again 🙂 we finish in the top 6 so a european place is then at stake…a few quid to be had there 🙂

The ChaMarch 11, 2019 at 3:48 pm ·

Good stuff.

Is that a tip to lump on the Reds for a Euro place? 🙂

I assume the Euro playoffs comprise the top 4 teams who haven’t otherwise qualified for Europe so excluding the Champions (unfortunately looking like the Huns) and the Cup winners?

CHA… The top 6 here are a very competitive and but for the points difference there’s not much between them all. The past 3 seasons have been very good for football here. I think you are correct about the top 4 euro placings.

THE BEST GAMES OF THE PAST FEW SEASON BY FAR.
WE WON A BRILLIANT 3 2 DECIDER AGAINST GLENTORAN A COUPLE OF SEASONS AGO. BOTH TEAMS PLAYED THEIR BALLS OFF AND BOTH TEAMS GOT A FANTASTIC OVATION AT FULL TIME.

MontiMarch 12, 2019 at 8:19 am ·

Weered,

MontiMarch 12, 2019 at 8:19 am ·

Nice one!

MikeMarch 11, 2019 at 4:23 pm ·

Right back to the footie (see what I did there) cos Toljan isn’t the answer at right back. He had a good first game, but then has been caught out on the wrong side of the attacker three times, twice seeing yellow. Its great if you can attack and defend, but surely the first requisite of a defender is to defend and in that he is sadly lacking. So a new right back remains a priority. Two of our centre-backs are leaving in a few months, so a new centre half is also a priority. We still have not replaced Dembelle, we need another big, athletic centre-forward finisher, good in the air, but a goal finisher. Loans have worked in the past, but why are we coaching other clubs players like Ollie? Money in the bank bursting to get out of the biscuit tin, no footie club should have all that money sitting in the bank. A new DOF. and then Marcos Rose, to move the TEAM forward. Its no surprise that the share price dropped after the departed left, the two are like co-joined twins, good manager, equals success, share price goes up, everybody happy.

Noel SkytrotMarch 11, 2019 at 4:33 pm ·

Mike, he was in the Dons half more than our own on Saturday.

MikeMarch 11, 2019 at 4:42 pm ·

Noel, are you a yes or a no for Toljan, he seem’s to get caught on the wrong side of attackers to often..

Noel SkytrotMarch 11, 2019 at 8:19 pm ·

Don’t really care, he’s off for the start of the season Mike. Yer absolutely right about his forward positioning, many times in the first half he was in front of Forrest.

MontiMarch 12, 2019 at 8:27 am ·

Mike,
It has to be remembered that Toljan was a regular at Hoffenheim before a 6 or 7m move to Dortmund, he was always going to be a squad player there but did play about 15-20 times for them last year.
That’s not bad.
Like you i haven’t been overly impressed with him, early days tho, bew team, new league & now two new managers?
After the last game of the season will be the time to judge, give it yer all Jerry Bhoy!

MikeMarch 12, 2019 at 9:48 am ·

Monti,

Not impressed with him at all, okay going forward but not very good at defending, he has been caught out at least three times already resulting in two yellows, one in Europe, so he is not the answer. We don’t need another winger just a link up player, but most of all a defender with pace….

Noel SkytrotMarch 11, 2019 at 4:31 pm ·

It was fucking freezing on Saturday never mind our poor performance. Heated seats please to match the lights. Some of the comments about Lennon are a joke. FFS, the guys just in the door.

MikeMarch 11, 2019 at 4:55 pm ·

Hot water bottle, when it goes cauld swig on your juice and I will leave the rest to your imagination. Long John’s gawn fur a song, buy one get one free, legs that is….

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 6:03 pm ·

Noel,
Desimond is talking pish again….he must be mixing with that Ralph again.

Noel SkytrotMarch 11, 2019 at 8:20 pm ·

Do him and Richie not always talk pish anyways, Monti?

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 8:30 pm ·

Desi is generally reasonable, Ralph?…hmmmmm not so much 🙂
Dinnae get him started with the Everton, Tierney & he’s away pish.

The only man i know who is up to this level of nonsense is Bgbhoy.

Timo Fosu Mensah? I almost cracked a semi when he sent me that. :/

BgbhoyMarch 11, 2019 at 8:34 pm ·

Ticket revoked

Noel SkytrotMarch 11, 2019 at 8:38 pm ·

Bgbhoy, that’s a bit harsh noo. Ive fuck all to lose here so I concur with Monti, ye do talk pish. Lol

The ChaMarch 11, 2019 at 8:42 pm ·

I’ll take it. 😉

Noel SkytrotMarch 11, 2019 at 8:43 pm ·

I’ll give ye a whopper and a half for next season, Larsson in as our number 2. Ye heard it here 1st.

Noel SkytrotMarch 11, 2019 at 8:44 pm ·

Monti, Cha’s trying to cut yer grass.

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 11:33 pm ·

Lol

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 11:58 pm ·

Cha,
I’ve heard that…..

MontiMarch 12, 2019 at 8:28 am ·

Noel,
Henkesdreadlocks will have a spare tartan rug, ask him for a shot m8.

MikeMarch 11, 2019 at 4:38 pm ·

August the 27th 1963: “I am now going upstairs to my room to council with my Lord”. He had asked his aids for advise on his big speech tomorrow, he worked on it until 4.00am and then went to sleep, they had advised “Do not use the I had a Dream, its too trite, its a cliché, you’ve used it three times before”.
August the 28th 1963:
“I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation”.
So his speech began but the attendees were tired, hoping for inspiration, one of his best friends said.. “use the dream speech Martin” and so he looked inside himself and drew out his inner strength and continued his speech. “I say to you today my friends, though, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream”. Copyright Martin Luther King Jnr. Some 250,000 Black Americans gathered inspiration from one of the biggest icons in American history…

Devoy45March 11, 2019 at 5:49 pm ·

High Five Mike. Good stuff.

MikeMarch 12, 2019 at 7:48 am ·

High Five Devoy, i’m going for 55 LOL.

jimmybeeMarch 11, 2019 at 6:05 pm ·

Compper scores for the reserves today and sets up the other wee Dembele curls in a last minute free kick as the hoops win a cracker 3_2 .

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 6:10 pm ·

Jimmy,
That’ll be him out for the rest of the season now….

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 6:09 pm ·

Just wondering, two weeks on friday we leave the EU,the Huns game is a couple of days later, will any of the foreign players be ineligible?

jimbohMarch 11, 2019 at 6:26 pm ·

They’ll be OK as long as they were “Improperly Registered”.
By Order A Bryson.

(AKA Sandy The Handy. The Go To Guy for the SFA).

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 8:04 pm ·

Shut it ya fanny 😉

jimbohMarch 12, 2019 at 7:48 pm ·

HYPOCRITE.

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 8:24 pm ·

Just watching a bit of St.Mirren v Kilmarnock…..it’s like reading a Charlie Saiz post in the comments.

MontiMarch 11, 2019 at 8:31 pm ·

No wonder Paisley has a high drug addict problem…..

jimmybeeMarch 11, 2019 at 8:33 pm ·

Rumours a plenty today Roberto Martinez to take over at Celtic next season anyone else heard this.?

Noel SkytrotMarch 11, 2019 at 8:41 pm ·

JBee, I can’t see Martinez leaving the Belgium managers position to come here.

jimmybeeMarch 11, 2019 at 8:53 pm ·

Maybe he wants back to club football m8 national sides can only hold your attention for so long ?

Noel SkytrotMarch 11, 2019 at 8:59 pm ·

True mate. It’s not like the national team is playing regularly but the players he has at his disposal are some squad.

The ChaMarch 11, 2019 at 8:59 pm ·

Where are you seeing these rumours?

Sadly, I have to agree with Noelsky that I can’t see him coming to us.

He’s in charge of the top rated (or were recently) International team and when he leaves that I’d expect him to get a job in one of the Big 5 leagues.

If we did then it would be an awesome statement of intent, perhaps topping Rodgers, who he preceded at Swansea and Liverpool fans would rather have had him.

Having said that, it went a bit pear-shaped at Everton but that was hopefully just a one-off bad experience.

jimmybeeMarch 11, 2019 at 10:05 pm ·

I didn’t see them cha heard from 2 different sources well placed at Celtic but like you say it would be some signing if it was true.

The ChaMarch 11, 2019 at 10:11 pm ·

Cheers, I’ll keep everything crossed that it happens!

jimmybeeMarch 11, 2019 at 10:16 pm ·

Think his contract expires at the end of the euros 2020 with Belgium.?

The ChaMarch 11, 2019 at 11:29 pm ·

He’ll get a good look at our players as Scotland is in the same group as Belgium.

Hopefully, he likes what he sees!

MontiMarch 12, 2019 at 6:57 am ·

The Cha/Jimmybee,
Not getting the Martinez excitement here, what’s so special about him?

Noel SkytrotMarch 11, 2019 at 8:47 pm ·

Strange that there were no calls for gaol sentences etc when the nonce grabbed Broony at the WilliamDome or when the players had lighters, batteries and coins thrown at them.

The ChaMarch 11, 2019 at 9:02 pm ·

Similarly little made of linesman having his head split open by Huns but made up shite to cover for cheating Beaton and they come scurrying out.

Similarly not a lot made of Sinky having a bottle thrown at him but Doncaster et al rush out statements as soon as a Hun is involved.

MikeMarch 12, 2019 at 7:45 am ·

As the Scotland squad is announced watch as the majority are all Celtic players. McGregor HUN call off means it will be Scott Bain in goal, so from back to front it will a Celtic inspired Scotland, long journey’s and the potential of injuries. EBT McLeish will be pleased, lets just hope that Cal-Mac does not travel. Can Tom Rogic play for Scotland LOL? Does anybody in the Scottish hierarchy have a clue? from EBT’s to tainted titles and trophies, bent referees, even the LNS enquiry, every kind of fraud has been ignored. Scottish football Association, the joke of world football, its” move on philosophy” is entirely discredited, until it addresses these most serious of issues, it will remain the cowardly, most disgusting, association in football…

MontiMarch 12, 2019 at 8:31 am ·

Mike,
Good morning big nose……well said there!

MikeMarch 12, 2019 at 9:40 am ·

Straight out of the elephants nose. 😉

MikeMarch 12, 2019 at 8:15 am ·

Fook it ZiZi is going back to Madrid and here I was…
D r e a m, D r e a m, D r e a m, D r e a m I n g.

Devoy45March 12, 2019 at 9:00 am ·

Zidane, Mourinho and others like them have no more to prove on the international stage. If they had balls, they would think: a real achievement and challenge is to take a talented young club with a big history and small budget and see, just see, if I could take them all the way to a European final…and win!
Surely that would prove good coaching and managing genius more than any other situation?
Step right up!
Lenny should get the job if he shines in our cup and league, otherwise, Martinez might be a Plan B.
The hypocrisy coming out of Ibrox is toxic and Slippy G is at the heart of it. He must be frightened to death of his own fans to not criticise them?
Meanwhile, let’s listen to the Sevco song sheet this evening. Nothing will be said by the media as 50,000 fans show their ‘class.’

Puggy67March 12, 2019 at 9:54 am ·

Come on Ralph et al, I know your volunteers so we shouldn’t sing your praises, cough, but get the finger oot. Here’s a suggestion – heading for a glorious 3×3 – so why is everyone so pissed off?